Cane stripper



March 18, 1941. 1. J. sToGNER CANE STRIPPER Filed Dc. 1e, 1959 Patented Mar. 18, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE 2` Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in cane strippers.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character which may be readily applied to a cane mill without materially altering the construction of the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character which may be applied to cane mills of diierent sizes. A further object of the invention is to provide adjustable means to limit the inward movement of the stripping blades.

A further object of the invention is to provide adjustable means to regulate the tension of the springs which move the blades inwardly.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming -a part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure l is a side elevation of a stripping device embodying my invention,

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1, and,

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 3--3 of Figure l.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates a ilat plate, which is vertically arranged, and secured at its marginal edges by bolts 6 with a frame 1. The plate 5 may be of suitably thick gauge and the plate is stiffened by the frame l. The plate 5 is provided with vertical sets of openings 8, and these openings are tapered, decreasing in diameter outwardly from the mill, affording beveled edges 9. The plate 5 is preferably formed of metal of a suitable character so that the beveled edges 9 may be sharpened and will properly retain their edge.

Rigidly mounted upon the outer side of the plate 5 are horizontal spacing straps ID, and between these spacing straps are disposed Vertical sets of horizontal sliding blades II, having substantially semi-circular openings I2 provided with beveled edges I3, as shown. The sets of blades II are held in place between the spacing straps IIJ by adjustable stop-bars I4, which are vertically arranged, and provided at their ends with horizontal extensions I5. These horizontal extensions have elongated slots I6, receiving screws l1, engaging the spacing straps Il), and

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serving to lock the extensions i5 to the straps Il in selected adjusted positions. Arranged opposite the stop-bars I4 are vertical adjustable compression bars I8, provided at their ends with horizontal extensions I9, having elongated slots 20, receiving screws ZI. These screws engage with the plate 5 and frame 'l and are adapted to clamp the horizontal extensions I9 to the plate 5,

in selected adjusted positions. The compression bars IB have openings 22, receiving reciprocatory rods 23, the inner ends of which are rigidly secured to the blades II by rivets 24 or the like. The rods 23 have collars or ilanges 25 rigidly secured thereto, engaging .compressible coil springs 26, surrounding the rods 23, and engaging the bars I8.

` The plate 5 is arranged upon the trailing side of the vertical rolls of the cane mill, and the plate has openings 2l near its lower end, to receive bolt or bolts, to engage with the lower end 2Q of the Stationary casting of the mill. The plate 5 has openings 28 near its upper end, to receive bolt or bolts, to engage with the top of the casting of the mill. These bolts serve to attach the plate to the casting of the mill and hold the plate 25 vertical and stationary, while in use.

By adjusting the stop-bars I4 inwardly or outwardly, the extent of inward movement of the blades II may be regulated. One set of blades partly covers the corresponding set of circular openings 8, leaving a reduced uncovered passage, to receive the Small end of the cane. The size of this uncovered passage may be regulated, as found necessary with regard to the size of the cane. By removing the stop-bar hl the blades II may be readily removed for sharpening or replacement. When the small end of the cane is inserted through the uncovered passage between the edges 9 and I3, the blade is moved outwardly in opposition to the action of the compressible coil spring, as the diameter of the cane increases. The cane is drawn through the passage and the blades stripped from the same.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a cane stripper, a plate having a substantially vertical group of cane receiving openings, spacing strips yarranged above and below the 55 group of cane receiving openings, horizontally reciprocating blades mounted upon the plate between the spacing strips, said blades having recesses to coact with the openings in the plate, said blades slidably engaging each other and the top and bottom blades slidably engaging the spacing strips, said blades having shoulders, a substantially Vertical stop-bar extending transversely of the blades to engage the shoulders and limit the inward movement of the blades and to also retain the blades between the spacing strips, rods connected with the blades, springs surrounding the rods, and a substantially vertical compression bar having openings to receive the rods and serving as common means to compress all of the springs.

2. In a cane stripper, `a, plate having a substantially vertical group of cane receiving-openings, spacing strips arranged above and below the group of cane reeciving openings, horizontally reciprocating blades mounted upon the plate between the spacing strips, said blades having recesses to coact with the cane receiving openings, said blades having their edges slidably engaging, said blades having shoulders, a substantially vertical stop-bar extending transversely of the blades to engage the shoulders and limit the inward movement of the blades and to also retain the blades between the spacing strips, adjustable means to secure the stop-bar to the plate so that the stop-bar may be shifted horizontally with relation to the cane receiving openings and clamped in the selected adjusted position, rods connected with the blades, springs surrounding the rods, a substantially vertical compression bar having openings to receive the rods and serving as common means to compress all of the springs, and adjustable means to secure the compression bar to the plate so that such compression bar may be shifted horizontally with relation to the rods and clamped in the selected adjusted position.

JAMES J. STOGNER. 

